345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment

345th Guards Red Banner Order of Suvorov IIIrd Degree 70th anniversary of Lenin Komsomol Airborne Regiment
345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment motto
Active	30 December 1944 – 1 May 1998
Country	Soviet Union (until 1991)  Russian Federation (since 1992)
Branch	Soviet Army Soviet Airborne Forces  Russian Armed Forces Russian Airborne Forces
Size	Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Kostroma, Fergana, Uzbek SSR (1960 – December 1979), Bagram, Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989), Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR (February 1989 – August 1992), Gudauta, Abkhazia (August 1992 – May 1998)
Motto(s)	Strength and honour! / Сила и честь!
Engagements	Vienna Offensive (1945) Soviet–Afghan War Operation Storm-333 Battle for Hill 3234 War in Abkhazia
Commanders
Notable commanders	Valery Vostrotin

The 345th Guards Airborne Regiment (345th PPD) of the Soviet Airborne Forces, and after 1992, the Russian Airborne Forces, was active from 1944 to 1998.